Shoe, slipper, boot, and the like



Jan. 6, 1931. P. BULLOCK S LIPPER, BOOT, AND THE LIKE SHOE,

Original Filed 19. 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jan. 6, 1931. P. BULLOCK1,788,275

SHOE, SLIPPER, BOOT, AND THE LIKE Original Filed Jan. 19. 1928 5Sheets-Sheet 2 7 I'd/FIVE Y Jan. 6, 1931. P. BULLOCK 1,783,275

SHOE, SLIPPEH, BOOT, AND THE LIKE Original Filed Jan. 19, 192 8 5Sheets-Sheet 3 ATTOR/YZY tensions in such a manner as to extend from thesole upwards;

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown howin'y said invention may beconveniently and advantageously carried into practice. In such drawingsFigure 1 is a perspective view of a leftfoot shoe having'my-inventionapplied thereto shown in the open position. 7

Figure 2 is a similar view o'f-the right foot shoe corresponding tothat. illustrated in.

Figure 1, but shown in the closed position.

Figures 3 and l are perspective views of right and'left foot shoes shownrespectively in the open and closed positions illustrating amodification] Figures 5 and 6 are'similar perspective views illustratinganother form ofv my im- 7 proved shoe.

Figures 7, Sand 9 are perspective views showingfurther forms of myimproved shoe.

lapping member I) is extended further in the form of a strap (Z held ina buckle e oi any suitable construction so as to permit adjustment' ofthe degree of pressure on the foot.

'The overlapping member '6 may be secured to the upper at the outersideof theshoe, by.

any other suitable means, e. g. by a button and button-hole or loop orthe like.

Eachside of the upper is lasted in or otherwise attached to the'soleasfar as the middle f of 'the heel and is there left loose toallow theentrance of the foot. It however extends aeyond such middle position.

' If desired moreover, the said e'xtensionor strap i't ofany'substantiallength" may pass through?v loop secured to: the outerside oi the shoe-so as to prevent;the'exteus on Q1 strap from flappingabout when the shoe is not in use, and thus causinginconvenience. Thisloop may be arranged vertically or at an 1n- Cline as desired.

Shoes made according to my invention may be advantageously used fordancin and gymnastics orsportgencrally, since the shoe is held Well onthe foot and the muscles of the tootrelievedfrom all'strain (a) by thelength of the vamp and by the adjustable button orqbu'cklez Anotheradvantage obof the sho e.

tained, since no "stiffening is.v normally'r'equired, is the give orcapacity; of yielding thus" permitted to the rear portion o'rcounterThe' securing means may be, e.

7 Suitable stiii'ening material may however be introduced into one ofthe parts, e. g. the

inner part of the upper adjacent the dividing line." Or both of suchparts may be provided with stifliening material.

V In the form of my improved shoe shown in Figures'3'and 4., the flaps7), of the upper are made so as to overlap each other also where-theyare lastedin, e. g. they overlap each other from to h, where they areattached to the sole, i. e. at or near the place where the rear openingof the upper is situated, thus further assisting in preventing theentrance of moisture at the heel.

In the form. shown in Figures and G, instead of the division or slitbetween the two .flaps b, 0 extending down to the, sole. it may onlyextend down to a suitable distance above the sole, preferably to aposition j midway between the sole and the upperedge of theshoe upper asshown, i. e. at'the crest of-the curve of the heehthus further ensuringthat water shall not enter the interior of the boot or shoe. In themodern shoe,.the

back or counter is' made with so strong a curve up fromthe heel andtowards the foot, that the foot has to be forced-past the obstructingtop- 0f the counter. This is obviatedfby my invention, see Figures 5 and6, where thefinward curve at the top is shown in Figure 5'whilst thecounter'can be opened as in Figure 6 to permit the easy insertion ofthefoot. ,7 H s V ;-In Figure 7 the inner-border 0 of the upper at thedividing line is also extendedand formed intoa strap is, which may passto the exterior either through a slit in the upper or it may extend outthrough the open part of the shoe as shown, such extension being eithersecured tothe straplike extension 61 of the outer border extending roundthe other side .of the shoe by means of a buckle m mounted on one of thestraps as shown, or the buckle may be secured tothe vamp or upperitself. g. a buckle or a loop or eye and a button. in each case. If

desired the vampinaybe cut away lower at the front part ofthe shoes moreespccially in I the caseof ornamental shoes. g I

By this means, the inner lap c at the rear opening is drawn uppositively, the tension thereon being substantially equal to thaton theouter overlapping extension 7) of the rear part ofthe upper. s 7 Ifdesired moreover, in order to ensure that water shall, not enter at thejoint at the heel where the shoe is required for service in places wherean exceptional amount of water isliableto be encountered, a strip ortongue of india rubber may be lasted into thieso'leiand arranged e. g.transversely on the inside oft-he outer borderor overlapping piece or onthe. outside ofthe inner lap, such strip being compressedxwhen the lapor laps are drawn up held by the securing means.

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, i mes-2'75 f The.india-rubber may also be in the form of a foldedstrip, a closed tube, or of other suitable form. i I T lfn Figures 8'and 9, the free endot' the outer fiapis .rorked or branched 'into twostrapsd, cl which/are adapted tobe' held by means of two buckles orfasteners e, c, Figure 8, or by means of a fastener 42',- Figure 9,adapted to hold them both. By this means the two branches or straps canbe arranged at a suitable angle to eaeh other and'thus enable theleather-or other materialoi the flap to bedrawn snugly against the wholesurface of the heel notwithstanding its curvature in two directions'atright angles to each other. a r

In Figure 10', there is shown a shoe the designo't which is serviceableas a golosh'. Here the heel-part of the upper is partly closed as in theshoe shown in Figures 5 and 6, the flap's being' bothprovidedwitlrstraps d, L" asin the shoe showiiin- Figure 7.

In" Figure-11, in order to'preventthe inof dust or water into "theinterior space of t -rieshoe a heel closing piece 0 is provided formedof thin flexibleand preferably Wa tertight material, which} is securedalong its bottom edge 79, being-preferably lasted in around thecurveqofthe heel, and securedat one vertical edge (7 to the flap/c ofthe upper on the insidethereotfl This piece of thin flexible materialcan be readily'pushed'down out of'the way of the foot as the latter isinserted into the boot and be raised again when the foot is in positionin the shoe. This piece of thin material lies inside the innermost flapwhen the rear flaps of the upper are fastened in theirclosed positionwhenthe shoe is in; In some casesthis plece 0 is secured use. along onesubstantially vertical edge only to the flap 0 as shown in Figure 11. Itmay however be also secured along the lower part of its other vertical.edge to the flap bto such distance as to leave room for theflap 0 toover and beyond .it, the flap 0 beingbly shaped. as desired. Thisflexible a1 may be provided with vertically horizoir ly extending pleatsto facilitate sertion of the :foot into the shoe. In'this case i. l o abe u. n. rfor making a fluid-tight joint tr-Keen the upper.

igure 12 its collapsewhen required to permit the, in-

strip or strips of india-rubber can the flexible material. and the inners of the rlaps or end parts of the s1des of heel as to registerrespectively with the hol l lows atthe rear of the ankle bones ormalleoli,

the middle portion thereof i-n contact with the heel. proper beingpreferably unpleated, more '7 especially inthe case of ordinary shoes orboots; In the caseof goloshes there would be i no objectionto thepleating extending around thelheel. .By this means the strip can be iopened out backwards When the rear flaps oi the upper are unfastened, soas to permit the ready introduction into or removal of the foot from theshoe.

. In suitable material the stituted by gathers.

. The,fleXible'strip-ahove mentioned may be pleats may be subformedseparately from the liaps of the upperat the heel, as above described,or itmay belfoirmed integrally w ththe inner flap. In either case 1t sheld securely in its closed position When the outer flap or strap of;the

upper is'fastened to the outside of the upper, e. g. at the outside ofthe shoe.

By my improved, construction, the upper can be made of any thin softleather orother flexible materialwhichwill fit smoothly and yieldinglyaround the heel, so that the risk of chafing the heel during walkingwhich is liable to take'place with stilfe ned heels, is

reduced to a minimum. or 'evenprecluded.

I Iii-Figures 13 and 14, I have shown a boot constructed according to myinvention. Hero the outer flap .9 is provided with a plurality ofbranches. or straps clf, d adapted to engage corresponding buckles e, cor other suitable fastenings on the inner flap t. Such boots may beprovided with internal closing pieces .or tongues such as are describedwith reference to Figures 11 and 12. In-a' rfurthergmodification, inorder still further. to facilitate the insertion of the foot into theshoe, the re'arpart-s of the sides of the upper can beleft :tree aroundthe curved rear border of theheel erg. they are only connect- ..ed tothe sole up to the points at which :two

tangents to the heel, which are parallel to each other and to thelongitudinal axis of the shoe, touch the heeliarc or curve." By thismeans'the rear "end, of the upper can be completely opened togpermit theeasy insertion ofjthe foot into the shoe. This fornrofmy invention mayadvantageously be applied to sandals, goloshes, gymnastic shoes and thelike ,lVhatI claim is:- i i shoe; slipper, boot or the like, whichcomprises an upper each side of "which is lasted into the sole to aposition at the rear of the heel and is then left free wit-h flappartson rear ofthe upper. which extend beyond the area of pressure uponthe heel of the wearer and overlap, one another, and means for securingsaid overlapping flap parts in position on thefoot.

2; A-shoe, slipper, boot or the like, which comprises an upper eachside'of which is lasted into the sole'toa position" at the rear of theheel, integral flap parts of the upper on each'side of the shoeextending beyond the parts of the upper lasted to the sole to ex tendaround the heel of the wearer beyond the area of pressure thereon andadapted to over- ].ap one another, an extension vof one flap formed intoa strap, and a fastening attached to the shoe, slipper, boot or the likeand adapted to engage said strap.

3. A shoe, slipper, boot or the like, which comprises an upper each sideof which is lasted into the sole to a position at the rear of the heelwhere it is divided, integral flap parts of each side of theshoeextending beyond the parts of the upper lasted to the sole to extendaround the heel of the wearer beyond the area of pressure thereon andadapted tooverlap one another,-fasten1ng means attached to the shoe,slipper, boot or the'like,'and an ex? tended portion of one-flapcooperating with said fastening means to retain the flap parts inposition around theheel of the foot.

- bottom edge around the curve of the heel and r and divided atthecoun'ter, rearward flap pjor- V d. A shoe, slipper, boot, or the likewhich comprises upper divided substantially at the counter, flap partsforming extensions of the upper oneach side ofthe division beingextended so as to overlap one anotheriaround the heel beyond the area ofpressurebetween the heel and the counter, means for securingsaid-extended parts in p osition on the foot, and a heel closing pieceformed of thin, flexible and waterproofinaterial lasted in at itssecured to the divided parts of theupper. I i 5. A shoe, slipper, bootorthe like comprising a sole, an upper dividedat the Icounter, freeextensions of the upperon both sides of the division extending aroundthe heel beyond thearea' of pressure between the heel and the counter soas to overlap one-another, and meanssecured' upon the upper for retaining the iree'extensions in" position around the heel of the foot. 7 a

7.6,. A shoe, slipper, boot or the like comprisinga sole, anupp'erlasted into the sole tions formed-into free extensions of the upperdivided parts of divided at'the center of the counter, finger piecesformed by free extensions on each side of the upper at the division ofthe counter,

the heel beyond the area of pressure between the heel and the counter,means for securing 7 said extended parts in position on the foot, and aheel closing piece formed of thin, flexibleand waterproof materialunited to the divided parts of the upper. a

'10. A shoe, slipper,boot or the like which comprises an upper dividedsubstantially at the counter, flap parts forming extensions of the upperonieach side of the division being. extended so as to overlap oneanother around the heelbeyond the area of pressure between theheel andthe counter, means'for securing said extended partsin position on thefoot, and a heel closing piece formed of thin, flexible andvvaterproofmaterial lasted in at its bottom part to the sole and unitedto the the upper.

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7 on each side ofthe counter and adapted to i H the counter, and meansoverlap one anoth'er'around the foot, said flap portions extendingbeyond the area of pressure between the counter and the heel, and

means for retaining the overlapping flap or-V tions of the upper inposition aroundthe eel of the foot. 1 7. Asho'e, slipper, boot or thelike, com-' prising a sole, an upper divided at the center ofthecounter, free par'tsof the upper extendving oneach side of the upperbeyond the area heel of the foot and for securing the free parts of theupper in' o'verlappi'ng positionaround theheel. 7' p I r 8. As'hoe,slipper, boot or 'the like, coniof pressure between the prising asole-,an upper lasteclto the sole and

